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By: Brian KnappJan 12, 2013

Uriah Hall figures to be one of the favorites on “The Ultimate
Fighter 17.” | Keith Mills/Sherdog.com

Having served as a staging ground for some of the best known and
most successful mixed martial artists, “The Ultimate Fighter”
reality series returns for its 17th season -- the third with the FX
network -- on Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Light heavyweight champion
Jon
Jones will coach opposite Chael Sonnen
in advance of their UFC
157 main event on April 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark,
N.J.

Season 17 will feature 28 prospective middleweights, as they vie
for a six-figure contract with the UFC. The two finalists who
navigate their way through the single-elimination tournament will
meet at “The Ultimate Fighter 17” Finale. The Season 17 cast
includes EliteXC
veteran Robert
McDaniel, NCAA All-American wrestler Nik Fekete,
reigning Ring of
Combat champion Uriah Hall
and Swedish export Tor
Troeng.